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Sport, 1932

12,052 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

CRICKET Railway and Glenbrook Doing Well Union's Good Prospects

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 2

Best Batting—H. Lowe (Glenbrook), 66 not out W. Brown (Kingswood), 41 R. Allen (Railway B), 40…

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Crawford Is Our One Hope Japs Are Fine Players Big Tennis

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 3

If the Japanese lawn tennis stars reproduce their practice form in the match against New South Wales to-day, it looks as…

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Three Top Prizes to Sydney 'Blue Golf' Gets the £5000 31st LOTTERY

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 5

Three of the first four prizes in the 31st State Lottery, drawn yesterday, went to Sydney, the other being won by a Victorian…

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CRICKET. South Africans v. Tasmania. Visitors in Trouble. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 12

Tasmania is in a very creditable position in the second match against South Africa, which was begun at Hobart to-day. It batted first on a good wicket, and made 164, and at stumps…

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F. Kalms Is Champion of Country Carnival Draws to Close Tennis Finals

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 3

THE Country Week carnival at the White City is drawing to a close. The finals of the men's open doubles, men's open singles,…

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When the Gong Goes the Boxing Game Great & Small the Fine Art of Getting Beaten

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 4

THE heart of Samuel Feldman, American Hebrew exporter of human hides to be tanned, is torn by a…

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Dunkeld Romped Home Hurdle Win V.A.T.C. Races Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 5

Sultry and windy weather did not deter a large crowd from attending the January meeting of the V.A.T.C. at Caulfield…

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Ninety-mile Beach Still Unfit for Speed. Alterations to Racing Car. Kaitaia (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 11

There was a steady easterly wind at the Ninety-Mile Beach to-day. and heavy rain. The beach was rough, wet, and very soft, and Mr. Norman Smith, who is awaiting suitable…

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Dug Beach Hunted Shellfish in Track of Racing Car "Wizard's" Woes 90-Mile Beach (N.z.)

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 3

STRONG criticism of our decision to close 90-Mile Beach to the public on the day of the attempt on the world's speed record has been voiced by one New Zealand journal…

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Penrith Athletic Club

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 7

The club conducted its programme on Saturday last, despite the warm weather and poor fields. In the ladies' section Lorna…

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An Australian Olympiad Athletic Bodies Moot Big Scheme Women's Sport

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 3

WILL Australia have an annual Olympiad through the combination of the present yearly championships into one…

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Tennis Sensation

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1932 · page 6

HUGE Cash Purchase of complete warehouse stock enables Palmers to offer 1600 High eat Grade English Racket Frames. Usual price 80/-, 85/-, 40/-, each…

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Making Australian Tennis History

The Sun · Sunday 17 January 1932 · page 34

Phases of the first tennis match with Japanese in Australia, played at Rushcutters Bay yesterday. T. Harada (Japan) was a ball of…

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Boy Star Rodger's Tennis Triumph

The Sun · Sunday 17 January 1932 · page 34

Newcastle was well represented in the finals of this year's Country Championships Tennis Carnival, which will be concluded to-morrow…

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Swimming. Wonder Girl Jean Cocks Smashes Australian Record

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1932 · page 8

SWIMMING in a 220 yards handicap at Bondi Baths last night. Jean Cocks, the Australian 440 yards champion and record holder…

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Grandfather of A.r.c. Racing

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1932 · page 3

"THERE'S no need to introduce Tom Watson, doyen of Australian starters, and a man who hat kept the one job down for SO years. In his dey, Tom had no peer at a…

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MASTER ! Jack Crawford Excels Tennis Wizard

The Sun · Sunday 17 January 1932 · page 31

Our Japanese visitors went down by four matches to one in the tennis test against New South Wales yesterday, but the…

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Good Trial Ground Horses Train After Races

The Sun · Sunday 17 January 1932 · page 32

A. D. Webster is fond of Canterbury Park as a trial ground for his houses. After yesterday's races were over, he produced…

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The Girls of Cliffdale Quarrels on the Tennis Court

The Sun · Sunday 17 January 1932 · page 2

TO and fro dashed white sandshoes over the tennis courts of Cliffdale. Girls fluster ed out of the big shed in one corner with trays of cakes…

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Amateurs Out English Cricket Prophesy Money Test London

The Sun · Sunday 17 January 1932 · page 3

Unless tilings change, the amateur will disappear from County cricket within ten years, says A. E. Gilligan, who…

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